Event Dates
From: Saturday, October 5, 2024
To: Saturday, October 5, 2024
This is a night of music and dancing mixed with charity and fun.
Red Dress Party San Diego is a celebration to raise awareness and funds for organizations that serve the local HIV/AIDS community; but not your typical fundraising gala, this event is so much more.
- Visiting San Diego for the event? Stay close to the gay bars and take a ride share to the host venue. Try the Kings Inn Hotel, with a great pool, gym and perfect location.
The Party
- Next Edition: Saturday 5th October, 2024.
- The Red Dress Party San Diego is a night of music and dancing mixed with charity and fun, where all attendees – and we mean everyone – is required to wear a red dress, regardless of gender identity or sexual orientation.
- The event and wearing of red serves as a powerful sign of solidarity and compassion for those affected by HIV/AIDS and a way to unite the crowd in one radiant theme. At this unique celebration organisers invite everyone to be brave, let loose, and celebrate impact.
- Although the main event takes place on Saturday at the Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier, there are several other parties taking place across San Diego during the weekend.
- Upgrade your San Diego stay at The Candler Hotel, reated “Fabulous” by guests, just a few minutes ride from San Diego’s gay nightlife, featuring designer rooms and high-end amenities.
The Venue
- The Port Pavilion on Broadway Pier is a cruise terminal and event venue that is transformed by organizers into a worthy home for the Red Dress Party San Diego.
- The venue is a 10 minute drive from Hillcrest, home to San Diego’s Gay district.
Gay San Diego
- San Diego’s Hillcrest neighborhood is home to many LGBTQ restaurants, bars and clubs.
- Stay close to the neighbourhood in the downtown district and take a short taxi or rideshare to the bars.
- Adjacent to Hillcrest, North Park is a trendy, eclectic neighborhood, home to a variety of craft breweries, casual cafes, neighborhood eateries, one-of-a-kind stores, and fashionable boutiques.
- Much of San Diego is easily accessible via rideshare apps or the city’s trolley system.
Where to stay during the Red Dress Party
The following San Diego hotels are all close to the city’s gay bars and clubs.
Pendry San Diego, Gaslamp Plaza Suites, The Westin, Inn at the Park
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Solamar Hotel is a Kimpton, a great
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The gay scene in San Diego is located mostly in the trendy Hillcrest neighborhood, just northeast of Balboa Park and a short drive or cab ride from downtown. Several others are in the districts just to the east of Hillcrest: University Heights and Normal Heights.
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